From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia William Cameron Menzies July 29 1896 March 5 1957 was an Academy Awardwinning American film production designer a job title he invented and art director who also worked as a director producer and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades He earned acclaim for his work in silent movies and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect Description above from the Wikipedia article William Cameron Menzies licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia